diff --git a/src/chat/config.c b/src/chat/config.c
index 243b435..a4722e1 100644
--- a/src/chat/config.c
+++ b/src/chat/config.c
@@ -39,17 +39,11 @@ enum CONFIG_TYPES
 
 void init_config(char *filename)
 {
-    struct stat st;
-    char *buffer = why2_replace(WHY2_CONFIG_DIR, "{USER}", getenv("USER"));
-
     //CREATE USER CONFIG FOLDER [THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ON CLIENT, BUT IT'S NEEDED ON FRESH SERVERS]
-    if (stat(buffer, &st) == -1)
-    {
-        mkdir(buffer, 0700);
-    }
+    why2_directory();
 
     //GET THE CONFIG TYPE
-    buffer = why2_realloc(buffer, strlen(WHY2_CHAT_CONFIG_DIR) + strlen(filename) + 2);
+    char *buffer = why2_malloc(strlen(WHY2_CHAT_CONFIG_DIR) + strlen(filename) + 2);
     sprintf(buffer, "%s/%s", WHY2_CHAT_CONFIG_DIR, filename);
 
     char *path = why2_replace(buffer, "{USER}", getenv("USER"));
diff --git a/src/core/lib/utils/misc.c b/src/core/lib/utils/misc.c
index 3ce8873..e28c8a2 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/utils/misc.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/utils/misc.c
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ int removeDirectory(char *path)
     return nftw(path, unlink_cb, 64, FTW_DEPTH | FTW_PHYS);
 }
 
+void why2_directory(void)
+{
+    struct stat st;
+    char *buffer = why2_replace(WHY2_CONFIG_DIR, "{USER}", getenv("USER"));
+
+    //CREATE USER CONFIG FOLDER
+    if (stat(buffer, &st) == -1)
+    {
+        mkdir(buffer, 0700);
+    }
+
+    //DEALLOCATION
+    why2_deallocate(buffer);
+}
+
 enum WHY2_EXIT_CODES why2_check_version(void)
 {
     if (why2_get_flags().no_check) return WHY2_SUCCESS;